Intelligent Ringtone Service

1. A method comprising: (a) receiving at a telecommunications terminal a first message and an indicium of a first language; (b) outputting at said telecommunications terminal, in response to the receipt of said first message, a first instance of a musical composition whose vocals are uttered in said first language; (c) receiving at said telecommunications terminal a second message and an indicium of a second language; and (d) outputting at said telecommunications terminal, in response to the receipt of said second message, a second instance of said musical composition whose vocals are uttered in said second language.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said attribute of said message is the identity of the sender of said message.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said attribute of said message is a subject.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said attribute of said message is a user category associated with the sender of said message.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said attribute of said message is a priority.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said attribute of said message is the location from which said message was sent.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said attribute of said message is the semantic content of said message.

8. A method comprising: (a) receiving a message and a gender at a telecommunications terminal; and (b) when said gender is male, outputting at said telecommunications terminal a first instance of a musical composition whose vocals are uttered by a male, and when said gender is female, outputting at said telecommunications terminal a second instance of said musical composition whose vocals are uttered by a female.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said gender is based on an attribute of said message.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said attribute of said message is the identity of the sender of said message.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein said attribute of said message is a user category associated with the sender of said message.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein said attribute of said message is a subject.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein said attribute of said message is a priority.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein said attribute of said message is the location from which said message was sent.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein said attribute of said message is the semantic content of said message.

16. A method comprising: (a) receiving at a networking infrastructure element a message that is directed to a telecommunications terminal; (b) selecting at said networking infrastructure element a gender that is based on an attribute of said message; and (c) when said gender is male, transmitting from said networking infrastructure element to said telecommunications terminal said message and a signal that comprises a first instance of a musical composition, and when said gender is female, transmitting from said networking infrastructure element to said telecommunications terminal said message and a signal that comprises a second instance of said musical composition; wherein said first instance of said musical composition is for notifying the user of said telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message; and wherein said first instance of said musical composition has vocals uttered by a male; and wherein said second instance of said musical composition is for notifying the user of said telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message; and wherein said second instance of said musical composition has vocals uttered by a female.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said attribute of said message is the identity of the sender of said message.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein said attribute of said message is a user category associated with the sender of said message.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein said attribute of said message is a subject.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein said attribute of said message is a priority.

21. The method of claim 16 wherein said attribute of said message is the location from which said message was sent.

22. The method of claim 16 wherein said attribute of said message is the semantic content of said message.

23. The method of claim 16 wherein said signal is one of an audio clip and a Musical Instrument Digital Interface file.

24. The method of claim 16 wherein said networking infrastructure element is a switch.

25. The method of claim 16 wherein said networking infrastructure element is a private branch exchange.

26. The method of claim 16 wherein said networking infrastructure element is a server.

27. A method comprising: (a) receiving at a networking infrastructure element a first message that is directed to a telecommunications terminal; (b) selecting at said networking infrastructure element a first language based on an attribute of said message; (c) transmitting from said networking infrastructure element to said telecommunications terminal said first message and a first instance of a musical composition that has vocals uttered in said first language, wherein said first instance of said musical composition is for notifying the user of said telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said first message; (d) receiving at said networking infrastructure element a second message that is directed to said telecommunications terminal; (e) selecting at said networking infrastructure element a second language based on an attribute of said second message; and (f) transmitting from said networking infrastructure element to said telecommunications terminal said second message and a second instance of said musical composition that has vocals uttered in said second language, wherein said second instance of said musical composition is for notifying the user of said telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said second message.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein said signal is one of an audio clip and a Musical Instrument Digital Interface file.

29. The method of claim 27 wherein said attribute of said message is the identity of the sender of said message.

30. The method of claim 27 wherein said attribute of said message is the location from which said message was sent.

31. The method of claim 27 wherein said attribute of said message is a subject.

32. The method of claim 27 wherein said networking infrastructure element is a switch.

33. The method of claim 27 wherein said networking infrastructure element is a private branch exchange.

34. The method of claim 27 wherein said networking infrastructure element is a server.